Are there any risks associated with cataract surgery? Is it harmful to have cataracts without surger

Yes, there are risks associated with surgery.

The cataract surgery technology has been relatively mature, the surgical incision is small, the trauma is small, and the skilled doctor can complete it within ten minutes. But surgery is risky.

Cataract surgery is performed on patients who are particularly elderly, have chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, or eye diseases such as high myopia, glaucoma, and fundus problems.

Of course, it is very important to have a detailed examination and doctor's evaluation before surgery. The results of the procedure may vary depending on the individual situation.

Suggestions: At the same time, because the presence of cataract disease is also easy to cover up other fundus diseases, so as to delay the treatment of other fundus diseases**. If you have cataract surgery, you generally need to pay attention to the need to rest for about a week after the operation, knowing that the eyes and ears are closely related, so it is best to be quiet during this period of rest.

In particular, the movement of the head should not be too large, it should be gentle, try not to wash your face, and do not rub your eyes, just pay attention to these.

Cataract is caused by the opacity of the lens, which is a phenomenon of aging of the lens and has a relatively high incidence in the elderly population. Cataracts can cause a gradual decline in vision and, in severe cases, blindness. Surgery is one of the more effective methods of cataracts.

Any surgery has certain risks, and it is possible to go to the hospital and communicate with the surgeon.

This cataract surgery is mainly a process of removing the patient's cloudy lens through phacoemulsification and implanting an intraocular lens. The time of this surgery is relatively fast, so it is recommended that you do not worry too much and take good care of the patient after the operation.

Cataract surgery is not risky. Today's cataract surgery is a routine procedure, including phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation. As long as the preoperative routine examination and the whole body examination are complete, the risks during and after the operation are relatively small.

Before surgery, it is necessary to check the intraocular pressure, corneal curvature and axial length, calculate the intraocular lens power, corneal endothelial count, and ocular ultrasound. Patients with systemic hypertension and diabetes mellitus need to control blood pressure and blood sugar, routine electrocardiogram, and heart, lung, liver and kidney function tests to ensure that they can tolerate surgery, and consult internal medicine if necessary. In addition, the conjunctival sac and lacrimal duct are flushed before surgery to prevent infection.

Some patients do not understand cataract, even if they are blind after suffering from cataract, they do not want to go to surgery**, thinking that they are too old to be cured, and even mistakenly think that cataract will grow back after surgery, so why bother to endure the pain of surgery. Other patients are blind in one eye but still have some vision in the other eye and do not want to have surgery.

However, cataract disease is subject to development, and overripe cataract can cause many complications. We already know that cataract medication** is ineffective, and the only way to see again is through surgery.

If the cataract is not operated in time after it matures, it can cause complications such as secondary glaucoma and uveitis due to overripe cataract, and the patient may have headache, eye pain, tearing, nausea, vomiting, etc., at this time, if the cataract is reoperated, the effect is poor, and sometimes even the opportunity to regain vision is lost.

Cataract surgery can affect daily life and work due to progressive vision loss, and in severe cases, blindness.

1. Affect daily life and work. Vision loss is the most common symptom of cataract patients, with difficulty seeing small objects and then large objects. Cataracts can also cause symptoms of double vision, which is to see one thing as two, and polyvision is to see one thing as many.

These symptoms can bring a lot of inconvenience to life and work.

2. Cause blindness. If cataract surgery is not performed in time, vision can be severely reduced and even blindness can progress. Blindness can not only lead to the inability of patients to take care of themselves, but also easily place a heavy burden on their families.

At present, it is generally accepted that the only definite and effective method of cataract is surgery. If the patient's vision loss has interfered with daily life and work, surgery** should be considered to improve vision. Cataract is caused by the clouding of the lens, which causes the patient to shoot into the eye, and the amount of light decreases, resulting in abnormal vision of the patient, and eventually progressing to the point of not seeing.

Therefore, if there is no surgery, the cataract will develop slowly, gradually causing the patient to become blind and invisible, so no, it must have an impact on the patient.

So some people say, then I can't see it, I can't see it, anyway, the elderly don't go outside, maybe it's in the home environment, and the general life is okay. Cataract has not been operated on for a long time, resulting in overripe lenses, and more serious complications will occur, such as secondary glaucoma and secondary iridocyclitis due to the sudden contraction and rupture of the lens capsule, which not only makes patients unable to see, but also leads to very serious eye pain, headache, eye swelling and even nausea and vomiting, so it is necessary. Moreover, the suspensory ligament of the lens, further atrophy, spontaneous rupture, resulting in lens dislocation, will also pose a certain threat to the patient's retina.

Therefore, although cataract is a common disease and surgery is very common, there are some patients who are still reluctant to have this surgery. However, it is important to know that if surgery is not done for a long time, other problems will still develop, resulting in more serious lesions, so surgery should still be performed at the right time**.

Not a big problem. A cataract is simply a clouding of the transparent crystal. Congenital cataracts are usually caused by a cloudy lens at birth.

Medical studies have found that congenital cataracts occur in about 4 out of every 1,000 newborns. Children with congenital cataracts often have poor vision. If the child is found to be unable to fixate; The eyes cannot swim with the light; Unable to grasp objects in front of you; Even if the pupils are pale, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible to check whether you have congenital cataracts.

Nearly 1 in 4 families of children with congenital cataract can be found in similar cataract patients, which means that congenital cataract can be inherited. Other factors that cause congenital cataracts, such as vitamin A deficiency due to nutritional metabolism disorders during pregnancy, abnormal calcium metabolism or early infection with rubella, measles and other viruses, especially rubella virus, can cause congenital cataract in the fetus. Ways to prevent congenital cataract include: The mother should eliminate unhealthy lifestyle habits (such as smoking, drinking alcohol) in the first 3 months of pregnancy; Avoid colds, reduce the chance of contracting the virus, and try to avoid medications; If the family has a history of cataracts, amniocentesis can be done in the second trimester, and if the fetus is found to carry the dominant cataract gene, the pregnancy can be terminated; In addition, the mother should pay attention to nutrition during pregnancy, supplementing vitamins and calcium.

Congenital cataracts usually require surgery**. However, it is necessary to pay attention to the choice of removal method and timing of removal. For patients who do not progress and still have good vision, surgery is not required; For those who have affected their vision and hindered the development of visual function, surgery should be performed as soon as possible.

Over time, it will cause discarded amblyopia that is difficult to salvage, and you will not be able to achieve good vision for life. Surgery can usually be performed within 4 to 5 months of birth, and no later than 2 years of age.

It can be used for a long time to maintain the eyes with the pupil kernel of the United States (herbal eye patch), which has the effect of activating proteolytic enzymes, penetrating into the lens to decompose and absorb denatured proteins, improve the metabolism of eye tissue, maintain the transparency of the lens, and prevent the development of cataracts. Until you can check your eyesight, you will decide whether to have surgery. Note: In order to prevent the aggravation of the disease, it is necessary to wear glasses to correct the reading.

Cataract surgery is the best way at present, with fast recovery, short time and good effect, which is the best choice for cataract patients.

As long as it is an operation, there are certain risks, and it is recommended that you choose a professional and authoritative hospital doctor to do cataract surgery, which can reduce the risk of surgery.

At present, phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation is mainly used for cataracts, and EuroEyes Ophthalmology has extensive experience in cataract and has completed more than 100,000 cataract surgeries.

My grandmother is 72 years old, and she has never had problems with cataract surgery, and it is a national policy subsidy that allows experts to go to the countryside and only charge money for medicine. I heard that this risk is not large, so it is recommended to consult a doctor.

My grandfather is 78 years old, so it's no problem to have this surgery.